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id: cb1d567933
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-06 04:20 PST
updated: 2026-11-06 17:27 PST
status: reported
outlets: 3
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# Renton firefighter shot; police fatally shoot suspect

A Renton firefighter was hit by gunfire while responding to a call Thursday night, and Renton police shot and killed a suspect in an Albertsons parking lot.

Section: [Public Safety](/seattle/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Renton Police Department](/seattle/wiki/renton-police-department.md), [Albertsons](/seattle/wiki/albertsons.md)

## Coverage

- [KIRO 7 (CBS)](https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/renton-firefighter-shot-responding-call-albertsons-police-shoot-kill-suspect/UMSJSSC4GNE3NN6YRYWE7MRNJA/), 2026-11-06 04:20 PST: Renton firefighter shot responding to call at Albertsons; police shoot and kill suspect
- [FOX 13 Seattle](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/renton-wa-police-respond-shooting-albertsons-parking-lot), 2026-11-06 06:02 PST: Firefighter shot, police kill gunman in Renton, WA
- [KOMO News (ABC)](https://komonews.com/news/local/renton-firefighter-shot-hospitalized-regional-fire-authority-investigators-sunset-boulevard-shooting-viit-tukwila-renton-nonlethal-weapon-deadly-fatal-medic-one), 2026-11-06 17:27 PST: Renton firefighter released from the hospital after being shot in the line of duty

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.